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College of Education

The College of Education experienced an outstanding year of achievements in 2017, working hard to shape inclusive, effective and transformational schools, workplaces and community organizations. Our current students and graduates are proof that the College of Education is producing counselors, licensed teachers and administrators with a commitment to serve their school districts and communities.

Redesigned Teacher Preparation Programs Approved by Faculty

Innovative and comprehensive changes to the college’s undergraduate- and graduate-level initial teacher preparation programs have been approved by the faculty. The redesigned programs are scheduled for implementation in fall 2018.Read more.

Applications are now being accepted for admission to the new Library Information and Technology Leadership graduate degree program. Licensed teachers can learn to become effective information technology leaders in diverse school environments and be eligible to add valuable endorsements to their Illinois teaching licenses.Read more

Roosevelt Offers Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education at Harper College

Looking to make one of its four-year degrees even more accessible, Roosevelt now offers a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. Read more

Over the same time period in spring 2017, Roosevelt’s elementary student teachers exceeded state and national total score averages on the edTPA performance assessment by approximately one point. Our early childhood student teachers exceeded the same averages by approximately three points.Read more

Silver Buffalo Award Winner

Ken King, professor of elementary education, received the Silver Buffalo Award, the highest commendation given by the Boy Scouts of America for service to the organization. The award has been bestowed upon 15 U.S. presidents, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt.Read more

Golden Apple Foundation Award

For the third consecutive year, an alumnus of the Educational Leadership program won the Golden Apple Foundation’s prestigious Leadership Award for school principals. This year’s winner was Gregory Jones (MA, ’98), principal of Kenwood Academy High School in Chicago.Read more

Advanced Graduate Program Growth

Strong partnerships with the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union produced 14 percent growth in our advanced graduate programs for counselors and licensed teachers and fueled an overall increase in college enrollment not seen in several years.Read more

National Recognition for Teacher Preparation Programs

Roosevelt’s College of Education became the first provider of teacher preparation training in Illinois to be accredited by the new Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).Read more

Roosevelt Approved to Provide Professional Development Support for Illinois Schools

A College of Education proposal to provide professional development support to Illinois schools was approved by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) as part of its IL-EMPOWER initiative.Read more

Successful Year for Fundraising in 2017

On the heels of receiving its largest gift of $25 million last year, Roosevelt became the beneficiary of nearly $17 million in major gifts and grants during 2017, including a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for the Illinois Dual Language Teacher Leadership Program.Read more

Education Faculty Receive 2017 Milestone Service Awards

The 2017 Employee Milestone Recognition Day celebrated the hard work, dedication and commitment of six College of Education employees with 10 or more years of service.Read more

2018 marks 50 years since 1968, a landmark period that transformed the United States and one whose issues the nation still reckons with today, such as civil rights, war, human rights and youth culture.

The third annual American Dream Reconsidered Conference was held Sept. 10–14, 2018, headlined by keynote addresses from Eric Holder, the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, and hip-hop artist and actor, Common.